Yonkers Tribune

First Case of Eastern Equine Encephalitis in Westchester

Horse likely infected outside of New York State

BEDFORD, NY -- August 31, 2012 -- Westchester County has learned of its first case ever of Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) today, in a privately owned horse in Bedford, New York,  that had recently traveled out of state to an area where EEE is more common.

Boil Water Advisory Remains in Effect at Least Through Saturday for Southwest Yonkers

Residents and businesses must continue to boil water before drinking or using to prepare food;

Water Samples Taken Friday Undergoing Analysis for Cleanliness

YONKERS, NY -- August 31, 2012 -- A boil water advisory issued by the Westchester County Department of Health for Southwest Yonkers remains in effect at least through Saturday, September 1, 2012. Upwards of 100,000 people are in the affected area.

Mayor Spano Swears in FDNY Chief of Operations Robert Sweeney as Yonkers’ New Fire Commissioner

Mayor Spano swears in Yonkers Fire Commissioner Robert Sweeney. Photo by and courtesy of City of Yonkers.

YONKERS, NY -- August 31, 2012 -- Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano today swore in Robert Sweeney as the City’s new Fire Commissioner. Sweeney joins the Yonkers Fire Department (YFD) after spending 33 years with the New York City Fire Department (FDNY), most recently serving as the department’s Chief of Operations, managing the department’s day-to-day operations.

BREAKING NEWS: The Pressure Is On In Yonkers… Or Is It? Decisions, Decisions, Decisions By HEZI ARIS

YONKERS, NY -- August 31, 2012-- It took four days for the ruptured water main to be replaced and to bring circumstances back to normal, or so we thought. Instead of being afforded a sigh of relief and returning to the good old days, the Yonkers Tribune has learned that the water pressure is not what it used to be.  The cause is a faulty valve. The valve is of the wrong size. The lesson; size matters. The dilemma confronting City Hall now is what specific days will they designate to shut the system down, reopen the site, change the valve, flush the system, and reseal.

THE HEZITORIAL: Mayor Mike Spano Fine Tunes the ‘Pay to Play’ Scenario on the QT By HEZI ARIS

YONKERS, NY -- August 30, 2012 -- Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano is quick to state, “It is too soon to assign blame…”, when asked who is to blame for causing a water main to rupture shortly after Noontime on Monday, August 27, 2012. The water main ruptured effected upwards of 100,000 people who reside and work at or near Southwest Yonkers. Yonkers Firefighters worked with due diligence to find and transport water from The Bronx to the City of Yonkers by laying connecting hoses from The Bronx border across the Yonkers City line. The Yonkers Police Department protected the fire trucks and hoses from being compromised, and protected the area about the work site where DPW crew removed the ruptured water main, replaced it, laid a concrete bedding for the new pipe to rest upon and connected it to the adjoining pipes. It was a gargantuan task that began on Monday and the reconstruction was completed on Thurday, August 30th.

Nepperhan Community Center - 2nd Annual All-White Yacht Party - September 1, 2012

Dr. Naseer Alomari on Westchester on the Level - August 30, 2012

YONKERS, NY -- The Thursday, August 30, 2012,Westchester On the Level with Narog and Aris radio program opens at 10:00 a.m. with a discussion of the expedited arbitration agreement won by Yonkers Firefighters local 628 and the City of Yonkers and the revelation that the second oldest marathon in the nation, the Yonkers Marathon, has been outsourced to a New York City operation. Dr. Naseer Alomari (pictured) joins us at 11:00 o'clock to discuss the latest circumstances in the Middle East; the exhumation of Yasir Arafat to revisit whether the Palestinian leader was killed with the use of Polonium, Iranian strides along the nuclear front, Egyptian President Morsi's visit to Iran and China; the influence of Russia and China in the region; and so much more. Hezi Aris will conduct today's interiew. 

Westchester On the Level is heard live and/or in archival format by way of the Internet at http://www.BlogTalkRadio.com/WestchesterOntheLevel/. Join the conversation by calling 1-347-205-9201. Please stay on topic.

BREAKING NEWS: City of Yonkers Agrees to Submit Dispute with Firefighters Local 628 to Arbitration By HEZI ARIS

YONKERS, NY – August 29, 2012 -- Yonkers Fire Fighters Local 628 – I.A.F.F. and the City of Yonkers (CoY) were scheduled to appear before State Supreme Court Justice Sam Walker on Thursday, August 30, 2012, at 2:00 pm for further proceedings on Local 628’s application for a Restraining Order directing CoY to maintain the minimum manning of 57 firefighters per tour pending Local 628’s contract grievance before an arbitrator.

Boil Water Advisory in Southwest Yonkers Extended Through Friday, August 30, 2012

Residents and businesses must continue to boil water before drinking or using to prepare food;

next step is flushing lines and then water sampling to occur tomorrow

A boil water advisory issued Monday by the Westchester County Department of Health for southwest Yonkers will remain in effect at least through Friday. 

Chuck Lesnick on Westchester On the Level - August 30th at 10 A.M.

The Wednesday, August 29, 2012,Westchester On the Level with Narog and Aris radio program opens at 10:00 a.m. with guest Chuck Lesnick, the Yonkers City Council President who will disuss various subject matter  of relevance to Yonkersites. Hezi Aris will conduct today's interiew. 

Westchester On the Level is heard live and/or in archival format by way of the Internet at http://www.BlogTalkRadio.com/WestchesterOntheLevel/. Join the conversation by calling 1-347-205-9201. Please stay on topic.